Kohinurākau or Kōhinerākau (also known as Mount Erin) is a 490 m (1,610 ft) mountain in the Kohinurākau Range, 8.5 km (5.3 mi) south-southwest of Havelock North in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand.[1] The mountain is the main television and FM radio transmitter site for Napier, Hastings and the wider Hawke's Bay region.
| Kohinurākau or Kōhinerākau | |
|---|---|
| Mount Erin | |
 Kohinurākau viewed from Te Mata Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 490 m (1,610 ft) |
| Coordinates | 39°44′23″S 176°50′28″E / 39.73982°S 176.84103°E |
| Geography | |
.png)  Kohinurākau or Kōhinerākau Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | |
| Parent range | Kohinurākau Range |
Etymology edit
The names Kohinurākau and Kōhinerākau were officially gazetted in August 2018 as part of the Treaty of Waitangi settlement with Heretaunga Tamatea.[2][3] The previous name, Mount Erin, is now unofficial but is still used to refer to the transmitter site.[4]
Transmitter edit
The Mount Erin television transmitter was commissioned in 1966, broadcasting Wellington's WNTV1 channel. Television arrived in the Hawke's Bay in 1963 with a private translator atop Kahurānaki, 6 km (3.7 mi) south-southeast of Kohinurākau. The New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC) took over a temporary transmitter atop Te Mata Peak in 1965 prior to the commissioning of the Mount Erin transmitter.[5]
Transmission frequencies edit
The following table contains television and radio frequencies currently operating at Mount Erin:[4]
| TV Channel | Transmit Channel | Transmit Frequency | Band | Licensed power (kW) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World TV digital | 29 | 538.00 MHz | UHF | 10 |
| Sky digital | 31 | 554.00 MHz | UHF | 10 |
| Discovery NZ digital | 33 | 570.00 MHz | UHF | 10 |
| TVNZ digital | 35 | 586.00 MHz | UHF | 10 |
| Kordia digital | 37 | 602.00 MHz | UHF | 10 |
| Maori Television digital | 39 | 618.00 MHz | UHF | 10 |
| Radio Station | Transmit Channel | Transmit Frequency | Band | Licensed power (kW) |
| More FM | 88.7 MHz | VHF | 4 | |
| RNZ Concert | 91.1 MHz | VHF | 4 | |
| The Sound | 91.9 MHz | VHF | 4 | |
| Magic | 92.7 MHz | VHF | 4 | |
| The Rock | 95.1 MHz | VHF | 5 | |
| ZM | 95.9 MHz | VHF | 4 | |
| Radio Hauraki | 96.7 MHz | VHF | 5 | |
| The Breeze | 97.5 MHz | VHF | 2.5 | |
| The Edge | 98.3 MHz | VHF | 5 | |
| RNZ National | 101.5 MHz | VHF | 2.5 | |
| Mai FM | 105.5 MHz | VHF | 4 | |
| Today FM | 106.3 MHz | VHF | 4 |
Former analogue television frequencies edit
The following frequencies were used until 30 September 2012, when Mount Erin switched off analogue broadcasts (see Digital changeover dates in New Zealand).[6]
| TV Channel | Transmit Channel | Transmit Frequency | Band | Licensed power (kW) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TV One | 6 | 189.25 MHz | VHF | 63 |
| TV2 | 8 | 203.25 MHz | VHF | 63 |
| TV3 | 10 | 217.25 MHz | VHF | 50 |
| Māori Television | 45 | 663.25 MHz | UHF | 50 |
| Prime | 61 | 791.25 MHz | UHF | 50 |
References edit
- ^ "Kohinurākau | NZGB Gazetteer | linz.govt.nz". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Heretaunga Deed of Settlement summary". New Zealand Government. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "NZGB Gazetteer | linz.govt.nz". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Home". Radio Spectrum Management. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "End of an era in TV viewing". NZ Herald. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand Television Tramsmission Stations in Operation -- North Island" (PDF). Kordia. March 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
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